Handsaw



UNITED STATES PATENT OFFI JACKSON GORHAM. OF BAIRDSTOWN, GEORGIA.

Specification of Letters Patent N o. 14,863, dated May 13, 1856.

To aZZ wLOm z't may concern: of the sau' which should angle with the back e 1t known that I, JACKSON GORHAM, of a so be straight. The straight part of the Bairdstown, in the county of Oglethorpe and handle which is designed to be held against 20 State of eorgla, have invented a new and the article to be squared, may be faced with 5 useful Improvement 1n the Construction of metal like a common try square. and the Handsaws, Where ya saw 1s made to answer back of the saw may be graduated with the purpose of a square as Well as saw; and inches and parts of inches. I do lereby declale that the following 1s a That I claim as my invention and desire full and exact description thereof. reference to secure by Letters Patent is lo olas to answer square iu one bstantia l l as e construction of a saw s the purposes of bot-h saw and and the same instrument, su

The nature of my improvement consists above described. p in making the handle o a saw straight on ACKSON GORIIAM. 15 the front part as seen at A instead of the lVitnesses:

.usual form as represented by the dotted line, GEO. W. NEAL, and placing said straight part at a right THOMAS CALLAIIAN. 

